Written by Mary
”I’m ready.” That’s what Julie told me today when I tossed out another, “Maybe you could ask your doctor about...” She doesn’t want to go back [more]
First off, I'd like to begin by apologize for the length of this post. Obviously, you can just choose which part(s) you'd like to read and ignore the rest. I'd also like to [more]
Last Thursday, I went to the oncologist to get the results of my most recent abdominal CT scan. My stomach tumor has grown by almost 50%. That came as no surprise to me [more]
Scan results and some tough questions
Since my last blog post, I've made yet another trip to the hospital for Samsca. This was my fourth hospital visit since late July. Otsuka is making the process of getting the [more]
The ongoing battle with sodium
After my last Tecentriq treatment, I went to the hospital again to get more Samsca. I'd had my sodium checked that morning at my nephrologist's lab, and it was 123.
Once [more]
I had my modified barium swallow test on Monday. It didn’t go well. I choked on the two bites they gave me and that was the end of it. They said my epiglottis isn’t opening, so the food is going right into my wind pipe instead of down into my stomach. Continue reading »
I’m pretty annoyed right now. I was on my way out the door to see an ENT about my cough when my phone rang. My ENT is on medical leave so I had been scheduled to see his partner. Continue reading »
I went to my old oncologist today to get the results of my PET scan. He said the scan showed no signs of cancer! Continue reading »
Today I went to the University of Florida Cancer Center to see if I could get some help with my recovery and some better follow-up care. The doctor said my previous PET scan was done much too early, but she couldn’t tell from looking at it if the cancer was gone or not. Continue reading »
This last holiday weekend was rough for me. On Friday and Saturday I was vomiting all day and just didn’t feel well in general. When I woke up on Sunday feeling even worse, I decided it was time for another trip to the ER. Continue reading »
Christmas was nice. My dad and sister came up to visit. Although I was unable to eat with them, I did manage to put together some meals (with a ton of help from my husband) and I even made some chocolate-covered pretzels and a batch of peanut butter fudge. Continue reading »
Every time I see my radiation oncologist, he says something that makes me uneasy. Yesterday was no exception. Continue reading »
Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit like Humpty Dumpty. The doctors blew me apart trying to get rid of my tumor and now they don’t seem to know how to put me back together again. Continue reading »
My first stop today was at the oncologist’s office. I was really nervous because I knew he had the results of my PET scan. Continue reading »
Last weekend was rough. I slept all day Saturday. On Sunday, I couldn’t lie down without vomiting, so I was up all night. Continue reading »
